Malad Power Flume during construction

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Title Malad Power Flume during construction
Photo Number P0206add2n10_14_001
Description Photo shows construction of the Malad Power Flume in Malad Gorge, Gooding County, Idaho, around 1909-1911
Date 1909; 1910; 1911; 1912; 1913; 1914; 1915
Textual Date Circa 1912
Keywords Malad Power Company; Idaho Power; Rocky Mountain Power; Malad River (Idaho); Landscapes (environments); Natural landscapes; Landforms; Mesas (landforms); Hydraulic structures; Artificial water channels; Flumes; Workers; Construction workers; Wood
Subject Malad River (Gooding County, Idaho--Photographs; Hydroelectric power plants--Idaho--Gooding County--Photographs; Flumes--Idaho--Gooding County--Photographs
Spatial Coverage Malad River (Idaho); Malad Gorge (Idaho); Gooding County (Idaho)
Additional Information "In 1909 land and rights to 700 cubic feet per second (cfs) of water were acquired by the Malad Power Company for power development. The agreement also allocated 300 cfs to the King Hill Irrigation and Power Company for irrigation and ongoing maintenance of the diversion dam and flume across the Snake RIver. Electricity has been generated here continually since 1911 when the Beaver River Power Company purchased the Malad Power Company's rights. The company constructed the 5,000 kilowatt (kW) upper power plant and wooden gravity flume, making it the largest power generator on the Snake River at that time. Beaver River Power Company was purchased in 1913 by Idaho Power and Light which in 1916, became one of the five companies originally incorporated into the Idaho Power Company." -from roadside historical signs along Malad River.
Collection Number and Name P0206 Rocky Mountain Power Company Photograph Collection
Collection Name Rocky Mountain Power Company
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Type Image
Finding Aid https://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:80444/xv479461
Digitization Specifications Digital image produced on Epson Expression 10000 XL scanner, 24-bit color at 600 ppi. Archival file is uncompressed TIF.
ARK ark:/87278/s6dn64b6
Setname uum_map
ID 1000633
Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6dn64b6
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